The Horse Soldiers (1959)

[Greg C.]

Cast:

John Wayne ... Col. John Marlowe
William Holden ... Maj. Henry 'Hank' Kendall
Constance Towers ... Miss Hannah Hunter of Greenbriar
Judson Pratt ... Sgt. Maj. Kirby
Hoot Gibson ... Sgt. Brown
Ken Curtis ... Cpl. Wilkie
Willis Bouchey ... Col. Phil Secord
Bing Russell ... Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
O.Z. Whitehead ... Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Hank Worden ... Deacon Clump
Chuck Hayward ... Union captain
Denver Pyle ... Jackie Jo
Strother Martin ... Virgil
Basil Ruysdael ... The Reverend

[neferetus]

"Strip your blouse, section hand!"

My all-time favorite Civil War movie. (And also one of my top ten John Wayne films.)

[Greg C.]

I haven't watched this movie in so long, guess it's time for a viewing.

[neferetus]

admin said:

I haven't watched this movie in so long, guess it's time for a viewing.

You'll be seeing many familiar faces:

Hank Worden
Ken Curtis
Chuck Hayward
Denver Pyle
Bill Henry
All would be appearing in Wayne's next big effort: THE ALAMO.

The scene where the Confederate Military Academy cadets are marching off to meet Wayne's Union forces always gives me the chills.

It's just a well-made film, all around.

(And wouldn't William Holden have made a great Jim Bowie?)

[alamojobe]

The one thing about John Wayne movies is, there is always an abundance of familiar faces in the smaller roles.